Bayou Lullaby

Dirty river, broken shore
Roots are running deep
Underneath our cypress tree
Generations sleep
Every seventh day Daddy stood to testify
Mama led us in a bayou lullaby
If you wade too far in the water
Where the wicked
You’ll lose those chains of heaven
And you’ll the devil
Hidden, secret words
Shrouded holy crowd
Waking to a moonless night
And an unfamiliar sound
The air so heavy
Mama, tell me why
«Child, tread lightly
Stick to straight and dry»
If you wade too far in the water
Where the wicked
You’ll lose those chains of heaven
And you’ll the devil
I stayed away for thirteen years
Couldn’t stand the sight
Haunted by the thoughts of him
That live in my bloodline
Somebody strike me down
If I’m ever led astray
Like my father 'neath the cypress tree
And this unforgiving grave
If you wade too far in the water
Where the wicked
You’ll lose those chains of heaven
And you’ll the devil